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Result means leaders Juventus can move seven points clear of Inter with victory on Sunday

In Spain, Malaga move to within four points of third-placed Real Madrid with 2-0 win at Sevilla

In Germany, Bayern Munich denied a record winter-break lead as Bayer Leverkusen beat Hamburg

Miroslav Klose maintained his status as Lazio's lucky charm on Saturday, keeping his side in the Italian title race and denting the hopes of Inter Milan with a late winner against the second-placed visitors.

The veteran Germany international netted his 10th league goal this season and his 14th overall, firing home a low right-foot shot in the 82nd minute.

Neither club nor country have lost when the 34-year-old has found the target in a period stretching back to the February 16 Europa League defeat by Atletico Madrid.

Saturday's 1-0 victory put his Rome-based side level on points with third-placed Napoli, who host Bologna on Sunday.

Inter stayed four points behind leading champions Juventus, who will try to move further ahead with a home victory over mid-table Atalanta on Sunday.

"Klose showed that he's world-class -- hats off to him for the finish -- but we didn't deserve to lose," said Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni.

Lone soccer fan wins army of admirers 3 photos

Lone soccer fan wins army of admirers3 photos

Lone voice – Arrigo Brovedani was the only Udinese supporter in a crowd of 15,000 at an Italian Serie A match away to Sampdoria.

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Thanks for coming! – Udinese captain Antonio Di Natale salutes the sole traveling fan after the match, having scored in his team's 2-0 win at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.

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Home and away – Udinese, one of Italy's leading club's last season, has an average home attendance of around 18,000 -- but attracts far fewer fans to its away games.

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Craziest fans in the world? 12 photos

Craziest fans in the world?12 photos

Jogo bonito – It is estimated 30,000 Corinthians fans are in Japan to support the Brazilian club in the Club World Cup.

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Sao Paulo celebrations – Back in Sao Paulo, fans of the Brazilian club were determined to join in the celebrations after the Copa Libertadores winners reached the Club World Cup final with a 1-0 semifinal win over Al-Ahly.

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Corinthians fan wall – "I'm conscious 30 million supporters need to be made happy," said Corinthians coach Tite ahead of the semifinal against Al-Ahly.

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Ink art – A Corinthians fans shows off his tattoo with the emblem of the team in Sao Paulo.

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Rousing sendoff – Some 15,000 Corinthians supporters waved banners, set off fireworks and blocked roads at Sao Paulo's main airport as the team set off for Japan.

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Corinthians procession – Hundred of fans followed the team bus from the Corinthians training camp to the airport.

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Pounding out the beat – As well as the flags, banners and scarves, no Brazilian group of supporters would be complete without a drummer.

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24/7 support – If you have made the trek to Japan to watch your club play in the Club World Cup it makes sense to watch the team at every available opportunity -- even at training sessions.

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Obrigado – After the 1-0 semifinal win over Ah-Ahly, the Corinthians players applaud their travelling fans in the Toyota stadium

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European domination – European teams have won the last five editions of the Club World Cup. But Corinthians, who are coached by Tite, go into Sunday's final with plenty of confidence given they were the first unbeaten winners of the Libertadores Cup since 1978.

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South America vs. Europe – Corinthians will play European Champions League winners Chelsea in Sunday's final. Chelsea reached the final after beating Mexican club Monterrey in Yokohama, with Juan Mata scoring the opening goal for the English Premier League side in a 3-1 win.

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Corinthians star man – Paulinho -- full name Jose Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior -- played in Europe for clubs in Lithuania and Poland as a teenager before returning home, where he made his name at Corinthians.

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Bayern blow – Xherdan Shaqiri scored Bayern Munich's second-half equalizer after coming on as a first-half substitute, but the Switzerland international's first Bundesliga goal was not enough to secure a new league record.

Spaniard subbed – Shaqiri then came on seven minutes before the halftime break after fellow summer signing Javi Martinez went off with an injury.

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Super Mario – Last season's top scorer Mario Gomez replaced Mario Mandzukic after the interval, and was involved as Bayern drew level on the hour mark.

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Record in sight – However, Bayern's Christmas celebrations were more muted than expected after failing to secure the victory needed to guarantee surpassing Borussia Dortmund's record of a 10-point mid-winter lead. Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen can cut the gap to nine by winning on Saturday.

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Laser light – The Allianz Arena was lit up with a laser show to farewell the players, who will start a four-week break after Tuesday's German Cup game at Augsburg.

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"Lazio were excellent in the first half but I don't think I've seen a team come here and cause them as many problems as we did in the second half. We might not have deserved to win but we certainly didn't deserve to lose."

Inter twice hit the woodwork before conceding, with Fredy Guarin driving a low shot onto the base of the upright.

Champions Dortmund can reclaim third place by winning at Hoffenheim on Sunday, having lost it after Eintracht Frankfurt won 2-0 at Wolfsburg.

Freiburg moved up to fifth with a 3-1 win at Schalke, whose miserable run continued as top scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was sent off late in the match. Freiburg's two-goal Jan Rosenthal also departed after his second booking a minute earlier.

Mainz went up to sixth after a 3-1 at home to Stuttgart, with two goals from winger Nicolai Muller.